“Tall, slim, a long neck, a shining lock of hair caressing her mouth. I see the reflection of Renee’s beauty in women’s eyes and men’s glances…Beside her, other women look like farm girls.”
– Lartigue’s Diary: Paris, March 10, 1930
Muse & girlfriend to photographer, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Renee Perle was a Romanian model living in Paris in the late 1920s, early 1930s with the quintessential jazz age look- lean, mysterious, smouldering and arrestingly gorgeous. I particularly love how she sports the simplest of garments (a t-shirt, a tank top!) and elevates them entirely. I also love her arm laden with thin bangles, gonna have to try that...
6 comments:
WOW! Ive never heard of her so thanks for the introduction! The bow on the dress/tank (3rd set of pics down) reminds me of the bow collar on the bolero dress set you bought from me!
This is so funny - I had never heard of her but just yesterday was visiting the Errant Aesthete's blog and she had posted about Renee last year: http://theerrantaesthete.com/2012/03/18/lartigues-angel/
There must be something in the air! - Deane
So so so beautiful! Women need to be classy like that today...
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Yeahhhh, she was amazing!
She is definitely muse-worthy. All I could think looking at these pictures was that she seemed so modern - a net hat with a t-shirt, giant bangle and dark nails? Why don't we all do that?
Wow she is gorgeous! I love the simplicity of her style, especially the T-shirt picture.
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